MTSU Kickoff Set for 12:30 p.m.

Chapel Hill, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday that North Carolina's football home opener vs. Middle Tennessee State on Saturday, Sept. 7, will kick off at 12:30 p.m. and will be televised by the ACC Network. The league announced the start times and television partners for the first three weeks of the season for all members.

In a game that had been previously announced, Carolina will open the 2013 season at South Carolina in Columbia at 6 p.m. on ESPN.